Recently, I've been sort of let down by niche fragrances, and I probably have no one but myself to blame. Creeds smell great but have atrocious longevity on me, my favorite MPGs are being reforumulated due to BS health concerns, my skins doesn't agree with most LaPs, etc. I decided to try moving on to smaller houses and ordering samples from ThePerfumedCourt. That catch is that many of the smaller houses such as i Profumo de Firenzi don't received much attention here and all I have to go on are the beautiful but often times misleading descriptions on Lucky Scent and the Court. If you've ever wondered what someone writes like after smoking and opium pipe, go to Lucky Scent and just read 10 descriptions from random scents. The Court isn't as bad writing wise, but when they described a patchouli as 'intense, almost erotic' I know to start getting worried.
For every one Black Aoud or Muschio Nero that I try and love, there are three or four Querelles that let me down completely. I was beginning to lose my faith in niche for my own usaged.
Enter Frederick Malle.
Until last month in all my years of wearing fragrances I had never worn a Malle, and I have no idea what in the hell I was thinking. I've fallen hard for French Lover, it smells great on me and I will probably end up getting a full bottle.
The star of the show however is the one I was most worried about: Musc Ravageur.
See, I've been reading some much about MR and MKK that after ordering a sample, I was actually worried asking myself "Can I pull this off?" I've never worried about that with any scent before! So it was with much relief that I expected an angry lion of a scent and instead got a kind and docile lapcat.
MR isn't hard to wear at all in my opinion, and I've never really had such a heavy musc to wear. On my skin it comes across as more oriental, with a mix of creamy lavender, tonka, and musk being the big three notes I can pick out. Is it strong? You betcha, two small sprays to the chest were still going strong 12 hours later. But the musk in it is so well blended that while it's easily recognizable, it's not overpowering. I honestly think (on my skin) I could do one spray and wear it to work. And when it gets colder here, I see this matching smashingly with a warn wool sweater and a topcoat against the chill. I kept sticking my face down my shirt every 10 minutes like a junkie getting a fix. This is very bottle worthy and could easily be a signature scent one the temps stay at 50 and below by the end of October.
I'm kind of worried about trying MKK now, I've been expecting some shambling musk monster and I have a feeling this one will be very wearable too.
So here's my three cheers to Malle, for allowing the best noses to create masterpieces over and over, for not compromising and making something where you can smell the quality of ingredients, and for pretty much convincing me to drop the cash for 2 bottles at retail price.
For every one Black Aoud or Muschio Nero that I try and love, there are three or four Querelles that let me down completely. I was beginning to lose my faith in niche for my own usaged.
Enter Frederick Malle.
Until last month in all my years of wearing fragrances I had never worn a Malle, and I have no idea what in the hell I was thinking. I've fallen hard for French Lover, it smells great on me and I will probably end up getting a full bottle.
The star of the show however is the one I was most worried about: Musc Ravageur.
See, I've been reading some much about MR and MKK that after ordering a sample, I was actually worried asking myself "Can I pull this off?" I've never worried about that with any scent before! So it was with much relief that I expected an angry lion of a scent and instead got a kind and docile lapcat.
MR isn't hard to wear at all in my opinion, and I've never really had such a heavy musc to wear. On my skin it comes across as more oriental, with a mix of creamy lavender, tonka, and musk being the big three notes I can pick out. Is it strong? You betcha, two small sprays to the chest were still going strong 12 hours later. But the musk in it is so well blended that while it's easily recognizable, it's not overpowering. I honestly think (on my skin) I could do one spray and wear it to work. And when it gets colder here, I see this matching smashingly with a warn wool sweater and a topcoat against the chill. I kept sticking my face down my shirt every 10 minutes like a junkie getting a fix. This is very bottle worthy and could easily be a signature scent one the temps stay at 50 and below by the end of October.
I'm kind of worried about trying MKK now, I've been expecting some shambling musk monster and I have a feeling this one will be very wearable too.
So here's my three cheers to Malle, for allowing the best noses to create masterpieces over and over, for not compromising and making something where you can smell the quality of ingredients, and for pretty much convincing me to drop the cash for 2 bottles at retail price.
